Rishi Sunak has begun advising the Ukrainian government on economic renewal as Kyiv looks to rebuild its energy sector in time for next winter, APA reports.
Documents released on Friday by the independent adviser on ministerial standards revealed the former prime minister has taken up an unpaid role as part President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s International Advisory Council for the Economic Renewal of Ukraine.
The advisory council is expected to provide a panel of experts to advise both Mr Zelenskyy and his economic adviser, former Canadian deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland.
Mr Sunak said he had been “honoured” to support Ukraine as prime minister, and praised Mr Zelenskyy’s leadership the Ukrainian people for showing “such bravery, such strength, such ingenuity in their resistance in this war”.
He added: “The West needs a strong Ukraine, and a strong Ukraine needs a strong economy.
“So I am delighted to join the international group advising President Zelenskyy on economic reconstruction. I am confident that Ukraine—with its human capital, its natural resources, and its culture of innovation—can become one of the most dynamic economies in Europe.
“We can help build a strong and secure Ukraine that will be a keystone of a safer and more prosperous Europe.”
Mr Sunak took part in the council’s first meeting on Thursday alongside other international figures including World Bank president Ajay Banga and the president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Odile Renaud-Basso.
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